3. The NDPP gave an interpretation of the NPA's legislative mandate, as well as the roles and powers of the NDPP and Directors of Public Prosecutions (DPPs). He emphasised that the Director-General of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development is the NPA's accounting officer, and provided some detail on the restructuring/transformation of the NPA which was directed at creating a highly centralised operational structure focused within the office of the NDPP.